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Governments have a monopoly on violence and thus technically the ability to do whatever they want. But it matters how theoretical that ability is and how public
by account42 2mo ago
Governments have a monopoly on violence and thus technically the ability to do whatever they want. But it matters how theoretical that ability is and how publicly apparent misuse of the ability will be. Having all transactions flow through the government makes abuse both trivial and invisible to the public.